Israelites indeed & full of faith & good works our hearths were knit
together and I felt it good to be under their roof & in their society
I shall long remember my visit with them. we rode to Chatham
we here parted with George H. Russell we took stage & Br Rusll
& myself started on our journey for Bedeque we rode through
Ketchmaquack Rushabueto, Bocktoosh Cookhane to Shedeac 80 m[iles]
Spent the night at Lemnon In I got a letter from Br Cannon

July 29, 1849 ~ Sunday

29 Sunday spent the day in Shediac Br Russel and myself attended
the Church of England meeting. The Rector preached A Preperation
sermon, before the bishop confirms the church by the laying on
of hands. He dwelt mostly upon this subject to prove the laying on
of hands to be an ordinance from the Apostolic Church He run
down the Presbyterian church & all other sects. they had No
authority to Preach. It was ownly pretention for them to
under take it. But the esstablished church had got Authority
to preach from the Ancietnt Apostles through the Church of
Rome, which He also discarded All there ceremonies were
vary wearysome we spent the night at the Inn

July 30, 1849 ~ Monday

30^th We went on board of the packet A small schooner who
carried the Maleil the capt & Hands were all gone when it
was time for them to off. we found the schooner wars aground
with a good deal of labour got it off several rods from the wharf
the capt came on board & was mad about it we took it back
whare we started from the capt tryed to start out got her aground
& had to lie for the next tide, so we left Shediac at 4 oclok with
a good breeze & run all night. nearly all on board were sick Br
Russel & myself staid on deck all night in the wind the capt
slept part of the time finally lost his way in the night cast
Anchor lay untill day light then found whare He was & run
ointo the Harbor of Bedeque at sun rise. distance acrost the Bend 45 m

July 31, 1849 ~ Tuesday

31^st We hired A man to carry us in a waggon 4 miles to Br
Wm Maxfield we were quite weary when we arived took
some Breakfast then went to A stream near by & caught about
a dozen salt water trout. In the Afternoon I met with the
saints at Br John Peter Pickets I found I found 22 members & 4
Priest in the Bedeque Branch. rather in a cold state as A Body I
preached to them the gospel & spoke of the signs of the times I returned
back with Br Russell & we spent the night with Br W^m Maxfield 10 m
There is also 4 Saints in Charlottetown

August 1, 1849 ~ Wednesday

Aug 1^st A rainy day we spent the day at Br Maxfields. I found
Prince Edwards Island A beautiful farming country to Appearance
but with all its Grand appearance the people are nearly in a state
of starvation the crops have failed for two years past And the
Merchants are taking all the Money out of the country All the colonies
seems to be in a deplorible state hundreds of Miles of the country has
been burned over this year with fire sweeping many millions of
acres of forest farms fences barms dwellings Mills Lumber
& Lumber yards And in some instances the inhabitants have had
to flee into the sea or on the beach to escape the flames evry branch
of business seems to be dead people are fleeing to the states evry
possible way

Israelites indeed & full of faith & good works our hearts were knit together and I felt it good to be under their roof & in their society I shall long remeber my visit with them. We rode to Chatham we have parted with George H. Russell we took stage & Br Russell & myself started on our journey for Bedeque we rode through Ketchmaquack Rushabueto, Bocktoosh Cookhane to Shedece 80 m spent the night at Lemon In. I got a letter from Br Cannon [FIGURE]

July 29, 1849 ~ Sunday

29 Sunday Spent the day in Shedice Br Russel and myself attended the church of England meeting. The Rector preached A Preperation sermon, before the bishop confirms, the church by the laying on of hands. He dwelt mostly upon this subject to prove the laying on of hands to be an ordinance from the Apostolic Church He ran down the Presbyterian church & all other sects, they had No authority to Preach. It was ownly pretention for them to under take it. But the Esstablished church had got Authority to preach from the Ancient Apostles through the Church of Rome, which He also discarded All there ceremonies were vary wearysome we spent the night at the Inn

July 30, 1849 ~ Monday

30th We went on board of the packet A small schooner who carried the Mail. the Capt & Hands were all gone when it was time for them to cast off. We found the schooner was aground with a good deal of labour got it off several rods from the wharf the Capt came on board & was mad about it we took it back whare we started from the Capt tryed to start out got her aground & had to lie for the next tide, so we left Shedice at 4 oclok with a good breeze & run all night, nearly all on board were sick Br Russel & myself staid on deck all night in the wind the capt slept part of the time finally lost his way in the night cast Anchor lay untill day light then found whare He was & run into the Harbor of Bedeque at sun rise. distance across the Bend 45 m

July 31, 1849 ~ Tuesday

31st We hired A man to carry us in a waggon 4 miles to Br Wm Maxfield we were quite weary when we arived took some Breakfast then went to A stream near by & caught about a dozen salt water trout. In the Afternoon I met with the saints at Br John Peter Pickets I found I found 22 members & 4 Priest in the Bedeque Branch rather in a cold state as A Body I preached to them the gospel & spoke of the signs of the times I returned back with Br Russell & we spent the night with Br Wm Maxfield 10 m There is also 4 saints in Charlottetown

August 1, 1849 ~ Wednesday

Aug 1st A rainy day we spent the day at Br Maxfields. I found Prince Edwards Island A beautiful farming country to Appearances but with all its Grand appearance the people are nearly in a state of starvation the crops have failed for two years past And the Merchants are taking all the Money out of the country All the colonies seem to be in a deplorible state hundreds of Miles of the Country has been burned over this year with fire sweeping many millions of acres of forest, farms, fences, barns dwellings Mills Lumber & Lumber yards And in some instances the inhabitants have had to flee into the sea or on the beach to escape the flames evry branch of business seems to be dead people are fleeing to the states evry possible way